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The tax reform debate in Brazilian academic and political circles addresses numerous problems in our tax system, aiming to simplify it, increase its efficiency and its progressivity in order to guarantee the State's ability to provide essential public services. A relevant dimension, however, is...
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The tax reform debate in Brazilian academic and political circles addresses numerous problems in our tax system, aiming to simplify it, increase its efficiency and its progressivity in order to guarantee the State's ability to provide essential public services. A relevant dimension, however, is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013277337
Deforestation Free Products - EUDR), which aims to eliminate deforestation and forest degradation in the supply chains of agricultural products imported by the European Union (EU), on Brazilian exports of soy and beef. Deforestation, one of the main factors for greenhouse gas emissions and loss...
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This article aims to identify the debate on the triad economy, energy and environment, providing a greater focus to the … issue of climate change. After historically contextualize the economic use of energy and expose the current global energy … energy model on climate change. Pointed out that, despite a current minority dissenting, the world has significant and …
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The study analyzed the phenomenon of productive specialization in industrial activities of high pollution potential (HPP). The objectives of the analysis were (a) to evaluate, from secondary data, the current importance of HPP industries for the State Rio Grande do Sul (RS/Brazil); and (b) to...
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This text review the current studies marginal abatement cost curves (MACC) of greenhouse gases (GHG) for the Brazilian economy, in particular for the industrial sector. Studies on technology-based curves has drawn attention of researchers since they have shown a significant amount of...
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Incorporate the environmental dimension to the economic analysis and the decision-making of all stakeholders is important to analyse the expansion of agricultural frontier in Brazil. Demand for natural resources and land follows the growth of the economy. In Brazil, the occupation of new areas...
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The objective of this research was to compare the economic impacts, in Brazil, of the New Forest Code considering two possible scenarios: in the first case there is no Environmental Reserve Quotas (ERQ); and in the second case there is no amnesty to small landowners. The methodology integrates...
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Neste artigo abordamos um indicador de sustentabilidade ambiental, a Pegada Ecológica, apresentamos resumidamente seu método, destacando os resultados obtidos para o Rio de Janeiro com a aplicação do método. De acordo com a definição apresentada por Wackernagel e Rees, o “ecological...
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This text review the current studies marginal abatement cost curves (MACC) of greenhouse gases (GHG) for the Brazilian economy, in particular for the industrial sector. Studies on technology-based curves has drawn attention of researchers since they have shown a significant amount of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009656956